GRE Word List
ENGULF
to flow over and enclose : overwhelm
The meaning of the word engulf is to flow over and enclose : overwhelm.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| tribulation | distress or suffering resulting from oppression or persecution |
| colloquial | used in or characteristic of familiar and informal conversation |
| chimerical | existing only as the product of unchecked imagination : fantastically visionary (see visionary |
| graphic | of or relating to the pictorial arts |
| augury | divination from auspices (see auspice |
| vain | having or showing undue or excessive pride in one's appearance or achievements : conceited |
| diva | prima donna |
| lance | a steel-tipped spear carried by mounted knights or light cavalry |
| unfrock | defrock |
| transmute | to change or alter in form, appearance, or nature and especially to a higher form |